Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 13: Professor B N Tripathi, Vice Chancellor of SKUAST-Jammu, chaired an interaction session organized by Agri-Business Incubator (ABI), SKUAST-J, a unit of division of Agricultural Economics & Agri-Business Management with all the PG & Ph D scholars of the university for sensitizing the young minds towards joining the start up ecosystem of the country.
The Vice-Chancellor exhorted the students to develop a critical and creative thinking attitude so that they can identify the problems prevalent in the agriculture sector and develop innovative solutions that can be transformed into a profitable and sustainable business venture.
The VC assured the students that ABI, SKUAST-J shall provide complete handholding to potential agri-entrepreneurs for taking their innovations from lab to the market. Prof Tripathi also directed the Deans of all faculties to hold regular brain storming and group discussion sessions amongst the students that shall be of great help in churning out novel and innovative ideas.
Prof Tripathi also interacted with all the PG students and Ph D scholars. He assured to look into their each and every concerns and try to incorporate their suggestions on the basis of merits.
Earlier, Prof Jyoti Kachroo, Head, Division of AEABM and I/c ABI, SKUAST-Jammu, briefed the gathering about the constructive role being played by ABI, SKUAST-J in the training & development of innovative agri start-ups in the region under the RKVY-RAFTAAR project of MoA & FW, GoI. She also outlined that six batches of agri-entrepreneurs have already been incubated at ABI, SKUAST-J and funding to the tune of Rs 2.33 crores in total has been sanctioned in favor of 21 incubates.
The meeting was attended by senior academic and administrative staff of the University, including Dr Rajinder Peshin, Director Education; Dr. Sanjay Kher, Director Planning & Monitoring; Dr Anil Sharma, Dean FoA; Dr. Rajesh Katoch, Dean FVSc & AH; Dr Vikas Tandon, Dean FoH & AF; Dr Sudhakar Dwivedi, Dean Students Welfare along-with heads of all departments and senior faculty members.
Proceedings of the event were conducted by Dr Yamini Raut & Tarunjeet Singh from ABI, SKUAST-J. Formal vote of thanks was presented by Dr Sudhakar Dwivedi.
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